Tourism

• Sunday, March 29th 2009 - 16:32 UTC

  First time Chilean pavilion at the Miami Sea Trade Cruise convention

  

  Chile participated this year in the last edition of the annual Miami Sea Trade Cruise Shipping convention for the first time with a full stand shared by government, municipal and private interests.

• Thursday, March 26th 2009 - 07:18 UTC

  Discover Uruguay, the right mix for US tourists

  

  Tourists from the United States are discovering Uruguay and with good reason: it’s an oasis of tranquillity with a near-perfect climate that eagerly welcomes foreign guests, providing a rich mix of historical, beachside, urban, rural, and ecological offerings.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2009 - 09:34 UTC

  Air transport industry under intensive care during 2009

  

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a revised outlook for the global air transport industry with losses of 4.7 billion USD dollars in 2009. This is significantly worse than IATA’s December forecast for a 2.5 billion loss in 2009, reflecting the rapid deterioration of the global economic conditions.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2009 - 03:24 UTC

  Gibraltar wins Seatrade Cruise Shipping award

  

  The Gibraltar Cruise Terminal has won an award at the Seatrade Cruise Shipping convention held in the US city of Miami last week. Gibraltar received the 2008 award for the “Most Efficiently Managed and Operated Cruise Terminal in the Mediterranean”.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2009 - 03:21 UTC

  Chile invests in ports to boost cruise ship tourism

  

  Chile's Ministry of Public Works (MOP) recently launched a 15.5 million US dollars plan to build infrastructure in five of the country’s ports to allow cruise ships (some over 300 meters long) to dock in Easter Island and the Patagonia.

• Monday, March 23rd 2009 - 13:29 UTC

  Airlines mishandled 42 million bags in 2007, says consumer watchdog

  

  Airlines mishandled 42 million bags worldwide in 2007 compared to 30 million in 2005 according to the Air Transport Users Council. The consumer watchdog for the airline industry recalled that airlines primary duty to passengers is to put into place systems that will mean they mishandle as few bags as possible.

• Wednesday, March 18th 2009 - 15:39 UTC

  Cruise industry expects 2009 to be weakest in five years

  

  Growth in the cruise travel industry in 2009 is forecast to be the weakest in five years as the recession holds down household spending and widespread job loss hurts operations of the major cruise lines. However the industry’s leaders remain upbeat.

• Monday, March 16th 2009 - 19:54 UTC

  Cruise visitors spend £3million per year in Falklands

  

  VISITORS arriving in the Falklands in Cruise and Expedition vessels spend over £3 million per annum on tours, shopping, and food and beverages, according to a survey conducted over the summer season.

• Monday, March 16th 2009 - 14:57 UTC

  UK: Air passengers fall amid downturn

  

  Passenger numbers at UK airports fell last year for the first time since 1991. And the decline was particularly sharp in the final part of 2008 as the credit crunch started to bite, the figures from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) show.

• Monday, March 16th 2009 - 08:49 UTC

  Medieval document questions the “good” Robin Hood legend

  

  Scottish expert has uncovered a medieval document suggesting negative attitudes towards Robin Hood. The story of how Robin and his men stole from the rich to give to the poor has long been part of English folklore.